# SMS Banting

Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting (English: Banting Science Secondary School; abbreviated BASIS) is a boarding school in Banting, Selangor. It is one of the Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP), or fully residential boarding schools, in Malaysia and is the only one in its district (Kuala Langat).

## History

The school was inaugurated on 17 November 2011. It became fully operational on 22 January 2012. Tuan Haji Muhamad Kamaludin bin Taib is the first and current principal of Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting. At that time, the school had only two batches. By 31 January 2012, the school had received approximately 200 new Form 4 (2012) students. The school began its first year with three batches. Under the management of Tuan Haji Muhamad Kamaludin bin Taib, former principal of Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah and Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Munawir, it began to rise in popularity with participation in co-curricular activities and academic achievements in Kuala Langat district level and SBP level. In 2012, the school adopted the motto, "From Zero to Hero". In 2014, the first batch of BASIS brought the name of the school to 22nd place out of 68 SBP. In 2015, batch Khattab 1314 had put BASIS at 13th place of 68 SBPs thus becoming among the 20 top schools for SPM 2014 in Malaysia.

## Introduction

Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting is 6 km (3.7 mi) from the town of Banting. The school covers about 24 acres (9.7 ha) of land in Jalan Sultan Suleiman Shah Jugra along with other institutions including Kuala Langat Community College, Selangor Matriculation College, and the Kuala Langat Industrial Training Institute. BASiS has a multi-purpose hall, academic block, residential block (both student and teachers), a mosque, a dining hall, and a canteen. The recreation and playground zones contain a football and rugby field, a hockey field, 2 basketball courts (both men and women), 2 tennis courts, 3 badminton courts, 2 sepak takraw courts, 2 volleyball courts, a grandstand and 3 badminton courts inside the hall. The mosque has had several renovations to accommodate greater numbers of students.

## Principals

The following individuals have served as principals of Sekolah Menengah Sains Banting:
* Kamaludin Taib (2012 – July 2017)
* Norsham Binti Nordin (September 2017 – December 2020)
* Rijaludin bin Che Mat (January 2021 – May 2022)
* Yusanizan bin Shafie (June 2022 – Present)

## Students' Administration Council

Students' Administration Council or Majlis Pimpinan Pelajar (MPP) is a collaboration of 4 councils under the Student's Affair unit (Unit Hal Ehwal Murid).
The councils are Badan Pengawas (Prefectorial Board), Pengawas Pusat Sumber (Librarian), Badan Dakwah dan Tarbiah (BADAR, Dakwah, and Education Council), and Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya (PRS, Peer Preceptors).
The leaders of the MPP are Badan Pengawas (BP, Prefectorial Board):
| Year | Leader | Deputy-Leader | Vice Leader 1 | Vice Leader 2 |
| 2012 | Nursyariz Mohd. Nor Asadat | not yet established | Aliah Zuhairah | |
| 2012–2013 | Nursyariz Mohd. Nor Asadat | not yet established | Nurafiqah Alizan | |
| 2013–2014 | Adam Fareez Ismail | Muhammad Khabir Hariz A Rahim | Nur Hidayah Abdul Karim | |
| 2014–2015 | Haziq Haiqal Bin Zulkifli | Muhammad Zulikhmal Zulkarnine | Nur Syaza Paliman | |
| 2015–2016 | | | | |
| 2016–2017 | Muhammad Nur Zulkeflee | Noorul Syifaa' Mustafa | Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Effendy | |
| 2017–2018 | Syamim Aiman Mohammad Rasidi | Irdina Hanis Zakaria | Muhammad Firdaus Zaharan | Nur Anisah Alfian |
| 2018–2019 | Muhammad Rifa'at | Nur Nasuha | Muhammad Razi | Farhanis |
| 2019–2020 | Muhammad Danial Haiqal | Hana Afiqah | Muhammad Afif Shauqi | Nur Syatrah |
Pengawas Pusat Sumber (PPS, Librarian):
| Year | Leader | Vice-Leader |
| 2012–2013 | Muhammad Aziq Kamarudzaman | Muhammad Faris Bazli Hassan |
| 2013–2014 | Izrul Hakim Kasim | Nurul Hazwani Hasim |
| 2014–2015 | Johan Hilman Ismail | Nur Liyana Samudi |
| 2015–2016 | Haziq Ali | |
| 2016–2017 | Irfan Hakimi Nor Yazid | Siti Nursakinah Mohd Shahar |
| 2018–2019 | Muhammad Musoddiq Mohd Yusman | Qamarina Qistina Ali |
| 2019–2020 | Syed Luqman Putra | Nurdania Batrisyia |
Badan Dakwah dan Rohani (BADAR) (Dakwah and Spiritualism Council):
| Year | Leader | Vice-Leader |
| 2012–2013 | Muhammad Syahmi Muhammad Ameer | Amiratul Syifa Hasnul |
| 2013–2014 | Ali bin Bahari | Abdullah Haziq Amat Yazid |
| 2014–2015 | Fakhrul Haziq Bin Mohd Setia | Asma’ Binti Toslan |
| 2015–2016 | | |
| 2016–2017 | Muhammad Hasif Mohd Hashim | Anis Fatinah Kamarulzaman |
| 2017–2018 | Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Nizam | Nur Aisyah Nadirah Sulaiman |
| 2018–2019 | Muhammad Aidil Jaafar | Nor Farihah Hasan |
| 2018–2019 | Muhammad Syazmil Haziq | Nur Fakhriah Hazirah |
Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya (PRS) (Peer Guidance):
| Year | Leader | Vice-Leader |
| 2012–2013 | Azief Abdul Razak | Nur Aina Nasuha |
| 2013–2014 | Muhammad Daniel Nor Azlan | Nur Ain Mohd Asuki |
| 2014–2015 | Muhammad Badrul Amin | Ateefa Zulkifli |
| 2015–2016 | | |
| 2016–2017 | Muhammad Nur Najmi Mat Hanim | Nur Atikah Mohammad Ikhwan |
| 2017–2018 | Akmal Rezza bin Shafie | Nurin Najwa Insyirah binti Shamsul Effendi |
| 2018–2019 | | |
| 2019–2020 | Muhammad Zarif Haikal | Siti Sofea Syaurah |

## Batch and academic performance

It is a tradition for any SBPs to have numerous batches. In BASiS, the name of every batch has a different meaning. Each of them strives together to achieve their best results in SPM during their senior year .
| SPM year | Rank in SBP | Batch Name |
| 2013 | 22 of 68 | XENITH 1213 |
| 2014 | 13 of 68 | KHATTAB 1314 |
| 2015 | 29 of 68 | ZEALOUS 1115 |
| 2016 | 31 of 69 | XANTHRON 1216 |
| 2017 | 29 of 69 | ZIRCON 1317 |
| 2018 | 18 of 69 | XCENTRIC 1418 |
| 2019 | | ZULTRAX 1519 |
| 2020 | | ISKANDAR ZULKARNAIN (IZ) 1620 |
| 2021 | | IBNU SINA (MOIS) 1721 |
| 2022 | | REVONIX 1822 |
| 2023 | | AL-FATEH 1923 |
| 2024 | | EMINENCE 2024 |
| 2025 | | AL-AMIN(AIMS) 2125 |
| 2026 | | EXCIS 2226 |
| 2027 | | AS-SIDDIQ(ASSID) 2327 |
| 2028 | | AL-ZARQALI 2428 |
| 2029 | | NO NAME 2529 |